Folio 2. Page 51. Recto
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Folio 2. Page 51. Recto
Subject
Recipe or Medicine using Veronica rubra
Description
Veronica Rubra
Speedwell or Pauls Betony, is known
for its root, consiting of many
Fibres; its leaves soft of a hoary
green colour, a little dented about
the edges and somewhat hairy
set by couples at the joints of the
hairy brownish stalks, which lean down
to the ground, never standing
upright, but shooting out roots
as they lie upon the same at divers
joints. The flowers grow one above
another at the tops, of a bluish
purple colour, after which come
small flat husks, in which are
containe'd small blackish seeds-
It grows upon dry banks, or sandy
Wastes,& wood Grounds- & flowers all-
June & July- sometimes as late as
August- and the seed are ripe in July,
August & September-
It is good in the Scurvy, opens ob
-structions of the Viscera- is good against
Cgoughs- is a specific for cuticular disorders
fretting old sores correcting ulcers, ringworm
&c- its juice mixe'd with water makes a
good Cosmetic- three of four spoonfuls
of its expresse'd juice either alone or mixe'd
with water, & applie'd with wine/ will cure even a
Leprosy
Speedwell or Pauls Betony, is known
for its root, consiting of many
Fibres; its leaves soft of a hoary
green colour, a little dented about
the edges and somewhat hairy
set by couples at the joints of the
hairy brownish stalks, which lean down
to the ground, never standing
upright, but shooting out roots
as they lie upon the same at divers
joints. The flowers grow one above
another at the tops, of a bluish
purple colour, after which come
small flat husks, in which are
containe'd small blackish seeds-
It grows upon dry banks, or sandy
Wastes,& wood Grounds- & flowers all-
June & July- sometimes as late as
August- and the seed are ripe in July,
August & September-
It is good in the Scurvy, opens ob
-structions of the Viscera- is good against
Cgoughs- is a specific for cuticular disorders
fretting old sores correcting ulcers, ringworm
&c- its juice mixe'd with water makes a
good Cosmetic- three of four spoonfuls
of its expresse'd juice either alone or mixe'd
with water, & applie'd with wine/ will cure even a
Leprosy
Contractions are expanded, and added letters italicised retaining the apostrophe.
Creator
Charlotte Starkie
Publisher
Gillespie Family
Date
1782 to 1808
Rights
Site licence
Format
Handwritten text on a page of a paper document
Language
English
Type
Paper Document
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Veronica Rubra
Speedwell or Pauls Betony, is known for its root, consisting of many Fibres; its leaves soft of a hoary
green colour, a little dented about the edges and somewhat hairy set by couples at the joints of the
hairy brownish stalks, which lean down to the ground, never standing upright, but shooting out roots as they lie upon the same at divers joints. The flowers grow one above another at the tops, of a bluish purple colour, after which come small flat husks, in which are contained small blackish seeds-
It grows upon dry banks, or sandy Wastes,& wood Grounds- & flowers all- June & July- sometimes as late as August- and the seed are ripe in July, August & September-
It is good in the Scurvy, opens obstructions of the Viscera- is good against Cgoughs- is a specific for cuticular disorders fretting old sores correcting ulcers, ringworm &c- its juice mixed with water makes a good Cosmetic- three of four spoonfuls of its expressed juice either alone or mixed with water, & applied with wine/ will cure even a Leprosy
Speedwell or Pauls Betony, is known for its root, consisting of many Fibres; its leaves soft of a hoary
green colour, a little dented about the edges and somewhat hairy set by couples at the joints of the
hairy brownish stalks, which lean down to the ground, never standing upright, but shooting out roots as they lie upon the same at divers joints. The flowers grow one above another at the tops, of a bluish purple colour, after which come small flat husks, in which are contained small blackish seeds-
It grows upon dry banks, or sandy Wastes,& wood Grounds- & flowers all- June & July- sometimes as late as August- and the seed are ripe in July, August & September-
It is good in the Scurvy, opens obstructions of the Viscera- is good against Cgoughs- is a specific for cuticular disorders fretting old sores correcting ulcers, ringworm &c- its juice mixed with water makes a good Cosmetic- three of four spoonfuls of its expressed juice either alone or mixed with water, & applied with wine/ will cure even a Leprosy
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Charlotte Starkie, “Folio 2. Page 51. Recto,” The Huntroyd Receipts, accessed October 21, 2026, https://huntroyd.co.uk/items/show/97.
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